Toy pistol



arch 12, 1935.

J. E. BRUBAKER TOY PISTOL Sheets-Sheet l Filed Dec. 5, 1934 March 12,1935. J E. BRUBAKER 1,993,916

TOY PISTOL Filed Dec. 5, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 x artwwua Patented Mar.12, 1935 PATENT OFFICE TOY PISTOL Jacob. E. Brubaker, Lancaster, Pa.,assignor to The Hubley Manufacturing Company, Lancaster, Pa., acorporation of Pennsylvania Application December 5, 1934, Serial No.756,141

19 Claims.

lacked the feature of providing a toy that would detonate fifty or morecaps while at the same time rotating a. portion of the device simulatingthe magazine or shell container upon each explosion. Where prior toypistols have attempted to use the rotating magazine or cylinder featurein the past, it has been customary to use a disk having the explosivecharges arranged in an annular series. disadvantage that the toy is oflimited detonating capacity in the respect that only five or sixdetonations may be obtained from each disk and then it is necessary-toreload, by placing a fresh disk therein. 7

Accordingly, the present invention has primarily in view overcoming theobjections above noted and to provide a novel combination of featureswhich permitof using a reel or roll of tape having caps thereon, incombination with a rotating magazine or cylinder.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pistol of thebreak-barrel type which is easy to load and wherein the pivoted portionof the barrel carries the detonating anvil and the magazinefor the reelof cap tape, and also carries the rotating part simulating the standardcartridge cylinder. Thus, the reel of tape may be readily mou'nted inplace while the gun is open and a portion thereof brought into positionover the anvil, and the part simulating the cartridge cylinder will alsobe held in the pivoted barrel structure so as not to become detachedwhen the barrel is broken.

A further object of the invention is to provide novel means forsimultaneously actuating the cartridge simulating cylinder and feedingthe cap tape step by step to positionthecaps on the anvil for detonationby the hammer. In that connection, the hammer itself is interconnectedin a novel way with a trigger piece which is the primary actuator forboth-the cap tape feeding means and the cylinder operating means. Thetrigger, also, of course actuates the hammer.

With the above and other objects in view which will more readily appearas the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consistsin the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and defined in the appended claims.

This arrangement has the A preferred and practical embodiment of theinvention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved toy pistol. 5

Figure 2 is a side elevation with the barrel broken to'illustrate themanner of loading the tape magazine and more clearly showing the anvil.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view illustrating the various parts intheir normal inert position. v

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure3.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 55 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 3.

Figure 7 is a detail perspective view of the cylinder actuator.

b Figure 8 is a detail view of the trigger mem- Figure 9- is a detailperspective view of the tape feeding means.

Figure 10 is a detail view of the hammer.

Figure 11 is a detail view of the hammer and trigger means showing theengaging parts thereof, I.

Similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several figures of the drawings.

According to the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings, thesame includes in its organization a barrel designated generally as A,the same being pivoted at B to a stock portion 35 C, the latter carryingtherewith a trigger T and a hammer H. The hammer cooperates with adetonating anvil A on the pivoted barrel portion of the device and thesaid anvil is positioned intermediate the hammer H and a rotatingcylinder simulating a standard magazine designated as A The arrangementdescribed clearly permits of the barrel unit A being moved relative tothe stock unit C so as to exr pose the cap magazine M when the barrel isbroken, as shown in Figure 2, for the purpose of readily loading thetoy. The magazine M includes the post P carried by one wall of thepivoted member A and adapted to receive the reel or roll of tape Rhaving thereon the explosive charges. As will be apparent from Fig ure2, the free end of the tape R may be led over the face of the detonatinganvil A, and will be held thereagainst and moved thereover by the tapefeeding means F to be presently described.

The cartridge simulating cylinder or magazine A is mounted to freelyrotate in the pivoted barrel unit, and, to that end, comprises acircular body 1 having the cross sectional shape or form of a cup orshell whose peripheral surface is made to simulate .the cylinder of astandard weapon while the front face of the wall 2 is formed to simulatecartridge compartments having, the imitation bullet heads 3 exposedtherein as shown in Figure 6. The wall 2 is provided with an axial stud3 rotatably fitted in a socket 4 formed by the complemental meetingsections of the barrel A (Figure 4). the wall 2 is provided with a postor shaft 5 having a spring 6 coiled thereabout, the latter a'buttingagainst a washer 7 which in turn has a bearing on the forked orbifurcated portion 8 of the wall 9 of the tape magazine which is formedas a part of the barrel unit A. With this arrangement, it will beapparent that the cylinder A may be readily fitted in the space providedfor that purpose in the pivoted barrel unit by inserting the stud 3 inthe socket 4 and then moving the post 5 carrying the springfi and washer7 into the slotted portion of the fork 8. When so mounted, the cylinderA will be capable of rotation, and will be urged toward the front end ofthe barrel by the spring 6.

The wall 9, above referred to is in the nature of a tennon carried bythe barrel which fits into a mortised like part of the stock as will beapparent from Figure 4. Thus, the wall 9 carrying the tape reel support,and the anvil, may fit into and be concealed by the stock.

Referring further to the body 1 of the cylinder A it will be observedthat the outer face of the end wall 2 is provided with a circular seriesof ratchet faces 10 which are depressed below the plane of the outerface of the wall and which cooperate with a pawl 11 made integral withone end of the barrel proper. In that way, it will be apparent that thecylinder may be rotated step by step and that the interlocking ratchetand pawl surfaces 10 and 11 will hold the cylinder still after eachrotation. The inner surface of the side wall of the cylinder is providedwith an internal ratchet 12 comprising a plurality of alternate teeth orshoulders 12 and sockets 12 adapted to receive the arm 13 of a cylinderactuator 14.

The cylinder actuator 14 is interlocked with the trigger T so as to movetherewith. Therefore, it will be apparent that when the trigger T ispulled, the arm 13 will enter the notches or recesses 12 and move thecylinder one step due to the yielding ratchet arrangement previouslydescribed. The arm 13 is offset from the body 14 as will be apparentfrom Figure 4 so as to clear the tape reel and permit of the operationreferred to. The body 14 of the cylinder actuator is provided with anopening 15 and a laterally offset portion 16 also having an opening 17.The openings 15 and 17 are intended to loosely engage with stud 15 onthe stock 'portion C and the stud 17 on the trigger T. Therefore,sufilcient lateral play will be provided to permit the cylinder actuatorto properly move the cylinder when the trigger is pulled.

The trigger T comprises a body 18 having the stud 1'7 and the opening 18for receiving the stud 15 on the stock portion. It will, therefore, beapparent that the trigger, is pivotally supported on the stud 15 so thatit may rotate The inner face of about the same as an axis. In fact thestud 15 provides a common axis of rotation for the trigger and thecylinder actuator, and, since both are interlocked, it will be apparentthat movement of the finger piece of the trigger will be imparted to thecylinder actuator. The body 18 of the trigger is normally held againstthe abutment 19 on the stock by means of a spring S which is loopedabout the stud 15 on the stock and has its forward arm 20 resting on theabutment 20 on the stock unit while the arm 21 engages with an abutment22 on the body 23 of the tape feeding member F. The body 23 has anopening 24 (Figure 9) for receiving a stud 25 on the main portions 18 ofthe trigger. The tape feeding member E has a tape engaging portion 23 atits upper end which is directed toward the anvil A so that it will beapparent that when the arm 21 of the spring S bears on the abutment 22of the tape feeding member, the latter will be moved or tensioned towardthe anvil A, and, because of the fact that tape feeding member 23 iscarried on stud 25 of the trigger body, the trigger itself will betensioned by the arm 21 of the spring S. Inasmuch as the actuator 13 isinterlocked with the body 18 of the trigger, it will be apparent thatthe single spring S performs the functions of tensioning both thetrigger and the tape feeding member and likewise compels oscillatingmovement of the cylinder actuator 13 because it is interlocked with thetrigger body. The single spring S, therefore, through its arm 21,effectively positions and tensions both the trigger and the tape feedingmeans so that when the single piece of the trigger is pulled backwardly,the tape feeding member 23 will move upwardly and its end 23 will slidealong the anvil or push the tape between the same and the anvil, whileat the same time, the actuator 13 will be moved forward to impart onestep or movement to the cylinder A. When pressure on the single piece Tis released, the trigger will assume its normal position and theactuator 13 and tape feeding member 23 will perform their rearwardstrokes.

The trigger T also actuates the hammer H. As will be observed fromFigures 3 and 4, the hammer H includes a body 26 having a detonatinghead 27 and a finger piece 28, while the lower portion thereof is formedwith an elongated opening 29 (Figure 10) for receiving the stud 30carried by the stock or handle. For the purpose of tensioning thehammer, a spring S is provided. This spring is looped about the stud 30and the arm 31 is engaged behind the offset shoulder 32 of the body ofthe hammer while the arm 33 engages with the abutment 34 in the hollowhandle portion of the stock. The spring S therefore, normally urges thehead 27 of the hammer toward the anvil. For the purpose of detonatingthe cap on the tape strip R, it is, of course, necessary to permit thehammer to move with a snap action. This action is effected through themovement of the trigger T. To that end, the body 26 of the hammer is ofreduced thickness at its lower end which contains the elongated opening29 so as to provide a shoulder 35 for engaging with the inclined ledge36 (Figure 8) at one side of the body 18 of the trigger piece. At thispoint, it may be observed that one side of the body 18 of the trigger isof reduced thickness to provide a complement for-the portion of reducedthickness at the lower end of the body 26 of the hammer. When the partsare in their normal position, the shoulder 35 of the hammer overlies theledge 36 of the trigger piece. As the trigger piece moves on its stud15, due to its finger grip being pulled, it will be apparent that thebody 26 of the hammer will be rocked rearwardly on the stud 29 andagainst the tension of the spring S. When the trigger T hassubstantially completed its rearward movement, the shoulder 35 of thehammer will drop of! of the ledge 36 and the hammer will be snappedforward by the released force of the spring S toward the anvil. Thesprings S and S will always tend to return the trigger and hammer tonormal. position, but, on the other hand, when the trigger is pulled,the hammer and. trigger will move in their separate paths until thepoint of disconnection between parts 35 and 36 has been reached,whereupon the spring 8* will snap the hammer forward and detonate thecap.

The purpose of the oblong or oval hole 29 in the body of the hammer isto permit sufiicient play to enable the trigger to reengage the hammerafter it is fired. In other words, when the hammer is fired, theshoulder 35 will be positioned beneath the nose 36 of the ledge so thatto enable the parts 35 and 36 to reengage the elongated opening 29permits the nose to yieldingly push the shoulder 35 rearwardly as thetrigger returns to its normal position so that 35 and 36 may directlyreengage.

In connection with the spring 32 for the hammer H, it may be pointed outthat a stud'26 is provided on the stock which may limit the forwardmovement of the hammer under the tension of the spring 8*. It will ofcourse be understood that the stud 26 in no way prevents the head 27 ofthe hammer from reaching the anvil. This stud serves a two-fold purpose.It

is used as in the assembling operation to mount the hammer because thearms 31 and 33 of the spring must be properly positioned to tension thehammer during assembly, and it is, of course, necessary to keep thehammer in its proper relative position while assembling the spring.Moreover, when the barrel is broken, that is when the barrel is rotatedon its pivot B and the anvil A is elevated as shown in Figure 2, it isnecessary to provide means for preventing the spring S moving the hammerH too far inwardly. The stud or abutment 26 is, therefore, a stud forproperly providing for limiting the forward movement of the hammer underconditions of assembly and use.

In connection with the spring pressed hammer H, it may be also pointedout that the same acts to yieldingly hold the pivoted barrel A inposition while the parts are in their normal position. It willberecalled that as the hammer moves away from the anvil to begin thefiring stroke, due to movement of the trigger T, the actuator 13 movesforward to engage the internal ratchet of the cylinder A. Therefore, asthe hammer H leaves the anvil, the actuator 13 serves to hold the barrelin proper position through the cylinder. In other words, simultaneouslyupon pulling the trigger T, 13 engages with the cylinder of the barrel;the tape feeding means 23 pushes the tape over the anvil; and the hammerH begins its firing stroke.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that when it is desired to loadthe magazine M with a reel of cap tape, it is only necessary to breakthe barrel as shown in Figure 2. That is to say, the barrel unit A maybe moved on the pivot 25 to insert the reel of cap tape. .When thebarrel is moved back to its normal position shown in Fig. 1, the freeend of the tape R which has been threaded over the anvil will liebetween the hammer head 27 and the anvil A. When the finger piece of thetrigger is pulled, the arm 13 of cylinder actuator 14 will move forwardand engage the recesses or notches of the internal ratchet 12 and movethe cylinder. The cylinder will move until the trigger reaches approximately the end of the firing stroke at which time the springtensioned hammer is released. When the hammer is released by thetrigger, it will snap forward and detonate the cap. This operation maybe repeated indefinitely to explode all of the caps on the tape.:Simultaneously, with each cooking of the trigger, the cylinder will bemoved to provide the realistic and novel effect of moving a cartridge orshell into firing position.

Although the present construction and arrangement is the first tocombine a tape feeding cap pistol with a rotating cylinder,nevertheless, the construction and arrangement for effecting this novelresult is simple, practical and consists of a minimum number of parts tothat end. Only two springs are utilized, and, only two castings and twostamped metal pieces complete the entire trigger and hammer action aswell as cylinder feed and tape feed. Moreover, by providing a pistol ofthe break barrel type with the wall 9 which fits between parts of thestock, it is unnecessary to provide a movable cover for the tapemagazine, when the barrel is down, and, also, the magazine M is exposedwhen the barrel is tilted as shown in Figure 2. In other words, when thebarrel is restored to its normal position, the magazine is automaticallyclosed or covered.

Without further description it is thought that 'the features andadvantages of the invention will be readily apparent to those skilled inthe art, and it will of course be understood, that changes in the form,proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to, withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention an scope of the appendedclaims.

I claim:

1. A toy pistol including, in combination, tape feeding means, arotatable member simulating a cartridge holding cylinder, and means forsimultaneously actuating the tape feeding means and rotating the saidmember thereby to simulate the bringing of a cartridge into firingposition.

2. A toy pistol, including in combination, a member simulatinga-cartridge cylinder, a tape holding magazine, a hammer, tape feedingmeans, cylinder actuating means; and trigger means operativelyconnecting the tape feeding means, cylinder actuating means and thehammer, for simultaneous movement.

3. In a toy pistol, the combination of a rotatable member simulating acartridge cylinder, cylinder actuating means, a detonating anvil,

and means cooperating with the anvil for prosynchronized with said firstnamed means for successively exploding said charges on the tape againstthe anvil.

5. In a toy pistol, the combination of a mov able member simulating acartridge cylinder, actuating means for advancing said member step bystep, a detonating anvil, and means synchronized with said actuatingmeans for feeding a portion of a strip of cap tape over said anvil instep with the movement of said member.

6. In a toy repeating cap pistol simulating the appearance and action ofa standard weapon, the combination of a rotatable member simulating amovable cartridge cylinder, means for intermittently moving therotatable member, an anvil relatively stationary with respect to saidrotatable member and means normally interconnected with said means forintermittently moving the cylinder for similarly moving a portion of astrip of cap tape over the said anvil.

7. In a toy repeating cap pistol including a barrel, the combination ofa rotatable member exposed at the sides of the barrel to simulate acartridge cylinder and mounted on an'axis parallel with the horizontalaxis of the barrel, a hammer, an anvil between the hammer and therotatable member, actuating means for the rotatable member, and meansfor feeding a portion of a strip bearing explosive charges over theanvil simultaneously with the operation of the actuating means for therotatable member.

8. A toy repeating cap pistol, including in combination, a barrel havingmuzzle and breech portions, a rotatable member exposed at the sides ofthe barrel to simulate a cartridge cylinder and mounted between themuzzle and the breech, actuating means for the rotatable member, ahammer, a relatively stationary anvil at the breech end of the barrel toreceive percussion blows of the hammer, and means normallyinterconnected with said actuating means and with the hammer to move aportion of a cap bearing strip over the anvil beneath the hammer,whereby a cap is exploded approximately when movement of the rotatablemember is completed by said actuating means.

9. A toy pistol, includin a stock and a pivoted barrel, a cylinderrotatably supported by the barrel, a tape holding magazine on thebarrel, an anvil on the barrel, a hammer carried by the stock, andtrigger actuated means for simultaneously feeding the tape over theanvil and operating the cylinder.

10. A toy pistol, including, in combination, a stock, a barrel pivotedthereto, a cylinder pivotally carried by the barrel, an anvil on thepivoted barrel, a tape roll support between the anvil and the cylinder,a hammer in the stock, and trigger actuated means for simultaneouslymoving the tape over the anvil, actuating the cylinder, and cooking andreleasing the hammer.

11. A toy pistol including in combination, a stock, a barrel pivoted tothe stock, a cylinder rotatably supported in the barrel, ratchet meanson the barrel and cylinder for compelling step by step movement of thecylinder, an anvil formed on the barrel, a tape roll support carried bythe barrel between the anvil and the cylinder, a hammer yieldinglymounted in the stock, a pivoted trigger member operatively engaging thehammer, means actuated by the trigger member for turning the cylinder,and tape feeding means also actuated by the trigger memon the barrel andcylinder for compelling step by step movement\of the cylinder, a springfor urging the cylinder toward the barrel to render said ratchet meanseffective, internal ratchet elements on the cylinder, an anvil on thebarrel, tape supporting means on the barrel, a

spring tensioned hammer mounted in the stock, a cylinder actuatorloosely interlocked with" the trigger and having means for engaging theinternal ratchet of the cylinder, and tape feeding means also carried bythe trigger and adapted to feed the tape over the anvil when the hammermakes its rearward stroke.

13. A toy pistol including, in combination, a stock, a barrel pivoted tothe stock, a cylinder carried by the barrel and having external andinternal ratchet parts, pawl means on the barrel, a spring for urgingthe cylinder to maintain the pawl means on the barrel and externalratchet means on the cylinder in engagement, an anvil on the barrel,tape holding means on the'barrel, a spring tensioned hammer mounted inthe stock, a trigger pivoted in the stock, a cylinder actuator carriedby the trigger and including a pawl arm for engaging with the internalratchet means of the cylinder, tape feeding means carried by thetrigger, a spring for tensioning the trigger and the tape feeding meansto urge the latter toward the anvil for the purpose of moving a tapethereover, and cooperating means on the trigger and spring tensionedhammer whereby the hammer may be synchronously operated with the tapefeeding means.

14. In a toy pistol, the combination of pivoted barrel and stockmembers, a member simulating a cartridge cylinder rotatably supported onthe barrel, tape reel'holding means on the barrel, an anvil on thebarrel, a spring tensioned hammer mounted on the stock, and springtensioned trigger means also pivotally mounted on the stock, saidtrigger means having tape feeding means and cylinder actuating meansassociated therewith.

15. In a toy pistol, the combination of a stock including a handle andhaving a mortised portion, a barrel pivotally carried by the stock, andhaving a wall fitting in said mortised portion of the stock, a cylinderrotatably supported by the barrel, an anvil formed on the wall of thebarrel fitting in said mortised portion of the stock, tape reelsupporting means on the barrel housed between said anvil and thecylinder, a spring tensioned hammermounted in the stock and indetonating relation to said anvil of the barrel'when the latter is inits closed position with reference to the stock, a trigger pivoted inthe stock, cylinder actuating means carried by the trigger, tape feedingmeans also carried by the trigger, and a spring for tensioning thetrigger and the tape feeding means.

16. In a toy pistol, the combination of a stock and a barrel pivotedthereto, said stock including a mortised portion adapted to receive atenon wall portion of the barrel, a ratchet restrained cylinderrotatably carried by the barrel, an anvil formed on the tenon wall ofthe barrel, a tape reel support on the tenon wall between the anvil andthe cylinder, a hammer pivoted in the stock, a spring for tensioning thehammer,

means for limiting the forward movement of the hammer, a trigger pivotedin the stock, a cylinder actuating member carried by the trigger, tapefeeding means carried by the trigger, and a spring having one armengaging a portion of the stock and the other arm engaging the tapefeeding means carried by the trigger, thereby to tension said tapefeeding means and trigger, and

cooperating means on the trigger and hammer for actuating the latterwith reference to the anvil.

17. In a toy pistol, the combination of a stock, a barrel including ananvil integral therewith pivoted to the stock, a tape reel support onthe barrel, a rotatable member simulating a cartridge cylinder mountedon the barrel, a spring tensioned trigger member, means actuated by thetrigger member for rotating the said member, means also actuated by thetrigger member for advancing a tape over said anvil, a hammer in thestock having an elongated pivot opening,

'a pivot in the stock adapted to enter said pivot opening of the hammer,a stop abutment on the stock, a spring for normally urging'said hammertoward the stop abutment, and cooperating opposed shoulder elementsrespectively on the hammer and the trigger normally engaged for slidingmovement and adapted to be operated when the trigger is pulled torelease the spring tensioned hammer toward the anvil and to becomereengaged when the trigger and hammer are spring returned to theirnormal positions due to the hammer shifting on its supporting pivotthrough the medium of the elongated pivot opening in the hammer.

18. A toy pistol including a stock, a barrel pivoted to the stock andhaving an anvil, a

-of operative relation to the last three named means. a

5 19. A toy pistol including a stock, a barrel pivoted thereto andhaving an anvil, a rotatable cartridge simulating cylinder carried bythe barrel and having a yielding ratchet engagement therewith, a springtensioned hammer mounted in the stock, a spring 'tensioned triggerpivotally mounted in the stock and operatively related to the hammer,and cylinder actuating means and tapefeeding means carried by thetrigger at opposite sides of its pivot and adapted, respectively, tomove successively toward the cylinder and anvil.

JACOB E. BRUBAKER.

